Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2021-03-18

Brush

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Mar 18
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
143 vs last sale 346 165 vs year ago 368 · 44.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
144 head
530 vs last sale 674 151 vs year ago 295 · 51.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: In slaughter cows, breakers traded 5.00 lower on a light test. Boner cows traded 3.50 higher and lean cows traded 2.75 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady on a thin test. Feeding cows traded steady to 5.00 lower on a light test. Replacement cattle had no comparisons from last week. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,56788.031,3798thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,64559.2797521
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,44658.37844112
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13252.9459954

Every lot, as filed

16 lots · USDA AMS · Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,42462.92/cwt58.50–83.5089617
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02070.00/cwt70.00–70.007141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,185669.53/cwt625.00–775.007,9349
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,010100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0101
Stock CowsLarge 2-31,14184.25/cwt80.00–86.5096192
Stock CowsLarge 31,22675.86/cwt75.00–79.009304
Bulls1,44382.43/cwt80.00–84.501,1892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42050.38/cwt43.00–55.5071512
CowsLean 85-90%1,09243.62/cwt35.00–49.5047613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41057.56/cwt52.50–58.508128
Stock CowsLarge 498259.69/cwt50.00–63.0058613
BullsReturn to Feed1,00392.00/cwt92.00–92.009232
Bulls1,91188.85/cwt88.00–90.001,6984
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,79060.32/cwt59.50–64.001,08013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44959.33/cwt56.00–67.00860100
CowsLean 85-90%1,14555.90/cwt50.00–59.5064041

How this sale compares

Colorado weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.